Sunday, May 27, 2018

Gibbaranea gibbosa - 1000 up!

A mega recording day yesterday resulted in getting to species number 1000, a male Gibbaranea gibbosa

Gibbaranea gibbosa male

And a couple of great local records were Clouded Buff, a fantastic moth which I never dreamt I'd see here, plus a rare beetle, Ptinus sexpunctatus, with only a handful of Norfolk records.

Clouded Buff, new for garden

Ptinus sexpunctatus, lifer and new for square
The other additions were:

928 Timandra comae Lepidoptera:moths Blood-vein 23/05/2018
929 Eupithecia vulgata Lepidoptera:moths Common Pug 23/05/2018
930 Calliteara pudibunda Lepidoptera:moths Pale Tussock 23/05/2018
931 Cochylis atricapitana Lepidoptera:moths Black-headed Conch 23/05/2018
932 Agonopterix propinquella Lepidoptera:moths Black-spot Flat-body 23/05/2018
933 Chamerion angustifolium Vascular Plants Rosebay Willowherb 24/05/2018
934 Hemaris fuciformis Lepidoptera:moths Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth 24/05/2018
935 Vanessa atalanta Lepidoptera:butterflies Red Admiral 24/05/2018
936 Magdalis cerasi Coleoptera Curculonidae 24/05/2018
937 * Andrena labiata Hymenoptera Andrenidae: Red-girdled Mining Bee 24/05/2018
938 Andrena scotica Hymenoptera Andrenidae: Chocolate Mining Bee 24/05/2018
939 Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Hymenoptera Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp 24/05/2018
940 Scatopse notata Diptera Scatopsidae 24/05/2018
941 Themira annulipes Diptera Sepsidae 24/05/2018
942 * Paregle audacula Diptera Anthomyiidae 24/05/2018
943 Lomographa temerata Lepidoptera:moths Clouded Silver 24/05/2018
944 Drymonia dodonaea Lepidoptera:moths Marbled Brown 24/05/2018
945 Watsonalla binaria Lepidoptera:moths Oak Hook-tip 24/05/2018
946 Simyra albovenosa Lepidoptera:moths Reed Dagger 24/05/2018
947 Acronicta rumicis Lepidoptera:moths Knot Grass 24/05/2018
948 Epiblema cynosbatella Lepidoptera:moths Yellow-faced Bell 24/05/2018
949 Diarsia rubi Lepidoptera:moths Small Square-spot 24/05/2018
950 Abrostola tripartita Lepidoptera:moths The Spectacle 24/05/2018
951 Abrostola triplasia Lepidoptera:moths Dark Spectacle 24/05/2018
952 Grapholita funebrana Lepidoptera:moths Plum Fruit Moth 24/05/2018
953 Sarcophaga haemorrhoa Diptera Sarcophagidae 24/05/2018
954 Liophloeus tessulatus Coleoptera Curculionidae 25/05/2018
955 Gracillaria syringella Lepidoptera:moths Common Slender 25/05/2018
956 Cantharis cryptica Coleoptera Cantharidae 25/05/2018
957 Phryganea grandis RSO Caddis Fly 24/05/2018
958 Sarcophaga variegata Diptera Sarcophagidae 24/05/2018
959 Philaenus spumarius Hemipteroids Common Froghopper 25/05/2018
960 Sepsis punctum Diptera Sepsidae 24/05/2018
961 Sarcophaga incisilobata Diptera Sarcophagidae 24/05/2018
962 Sarcophaga subvicina Diptera Sarcophagidae 24/05/2018
963 Diacrisia sannio Lepidoptera:moths Clouded Buff 25/05/2018
964 Chrysoteuchia culmella Lepidoptera:moths Garden Grass-veneer 25/05/2018
965 Eurrhypara hortulata Lepidoptera:moths Small Magpie 25/05/2018
966 Spilosoma luteum Lepidoptera:moths Buff Ermine 25/05/2018
967 Hepialus lupulinus Lepidoptera:moths Common Swift 25/05/2018
968 Agrotis ipsilon Lepidoptera:moths Dark Sword-grass 25/05/2018
969 Sterna hirundo Birds Common Tern 26/05/2018
969 Cyclophora linearia Lepidoptera:moths Clay Triple-lines 25/05/2018
971 Persicaria maculosa Vascular Plants Redshank 26/05/2018
972 Dioctria rufipes Diptera Common Red-legged Robberfly 26/05/2018
973 Rhagio scolopaceus Diptera Downlooker Snipefly 26/05/2018
974 Malachius bipustulatus Coleoptera Malachite Beetle 26/05/2018
975 Taeniapion urticarium Coleoptera Weevil 26/05/2018
976 Grammoptera ruficornis Coleoptera Common Grammoptera 26/05/2018
977 * Ptinus sexpunctatus Coleoptera Anobiidae 26/05/2018
978 * Dolerus gonager Hymenoptera Symphyta: Selandriinae: Dolerus 26/05/2018
979 Cantharis rustica Coleoptera Cantharidae 26/05/2018
980 Cantharis nigricans Coleoptera Cantharidae 26/05/2018
981 Himacerus apterus Hemipteroids Tree Damsel Bug 26/05/2018
982 Ceutorhynchus obstrictus Coleoptera Curculionidae 26/05/2018
983 Bruchus rufimanus Coleoptera Bean Seed Beetle 26/05/2018
984 Neocoenorrhinus germanicus Coleoptera Strawberry Rhyncites 26/05/2018
985 Eupithecia centaureata Lepidoptera:moths Lime-speck Pug 26/05/2018
986 Silpha atrata Coleoptera Black Snail Beetle 26/05/2018
987 Hoplodrina ambigua Lepidoptera:moths Vine's Rustic 26/05/2018
988 Mythimna pallens Lepidoptera:moths Common Wainscot 26/05/2018
989 Lacanobia oleracea Lepidoptera:moths Bright-line Brown-eye 26/05/2018
990 Oligia fasciuncula Lepidoptera:moths Middle-barred Minor 26/05/2018
991 Conocephalus fuscus Orthopteroids Long-winged Conehead 26/05/2018
992 Leptopterna dolabrata Hemipteroids Mirid Bug 26/05/2018
993 Aphomia sociella Lepidoptera:moths Bee Moth 26/05/2018
994 Odontomyia tigrina Diptera Black Colonel 26/05/2018
995 Netelia infractor Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae 26/05/2018
996 Anaspis regimbarti Coleoptera Scraptiidae 26/05/2018
997 Byturus tomentosus Coleoptera Raspberry Beetle 26/05/2018
998 Donacia simplex Coleoptera Chrysomelidae 26/05/2018
999 Araniella opisthographa Arachnids Areneidae 26/05/2018
1000 Gibbaranea gibbosa Arachnids Araneidae 26/05/2018

Now I need a rest!

Update - here's a breakdown of the 1000 species ranked in taxa order, and including a breakdown of the species I've seen in my garden

  TG4523 all Garden
Insects: Diptera 191 154
Insects: Coleoptera 187 143
Vascular Plants 140 42
Insects: Moths 122 113
Birds 103 92
Arachnids 61 51
Insects: Hemipteroids 52 36
Insects: Hymenoptera 48 38
Fungi/Lichens 22 9
Mammals 13 8
Insects: RSO 12 11
Insects: Butterflies 11 9
Molluscs 9 7
Myriapods 6 6
Springtails 6 6
Bryophytes 4 4
Insects: Odonata 4 4
Insects: Orthopteroids 4 2
Crustaceans 3 3
Fish 1 0
Reptiles 1 0
Algae 0 0
Cnidarians 0 0
Annelid Worms 0 0
Amphibia 0 0
Other Animals 0 0
Echinoderms 0 0
     
Grand Totals 1000  738 
Totals since Oct 2013 2328  1874 


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6 comments:

  1. GibsterMay 27, 2018 at 11:41 PM

    Holy smokes, that's amazing! Congrats on your first 1K of the year (gauntlet sufficiantly thrown? ;) ) but in all honesty, why the heck not? Nobody has ever hit 2K yet. So....

    Looking forward to showing you the world of bryophytes and microscopioc algae, so much progress for you to make!

    Brilliant achievement, buddy. Bet you haven't even worked up a sweat yet, huh? :)

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  2. GibsterMay 27, 2018 at 11:43 PM

    Also, the 'quickest' 1000 so far seems to have been 1002 species by 15th July 2013. So, once again, congrats on smashing the hell outta that record!

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  3. AliMay 29, 2018 at 9:44 AM

    Congrats - a fantastic run and some cracking species in the final batch too! Now we just need to go up and add 200 species of fly to Seth's list ;)

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  4. TimMay 29, 2018 at 1:12 PM

    Thanks, guys. I suppose 2K is a possibility, the main stumbling block is maintaining enthusiasm. Let's see how it goes. A warm summer with migrant moths and lots of diptera, coleoptera and hymenoptera would see me a long way there. Seth, we're only with you for two-three days so how are we going to get 437 lifers for me, spend several hours palying pool, drinking, rock-pooling, getting you over 1000+ species and then recruit me into the world of bryophytes and microscopic algae? At least you didn't mention lichens, that would make it a tough ask.

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    1. GibsterMay 29, 2018 at 8:05 PM

      This is very true, Tim. Maybe we should just have a pool tournament and get completely wasted instead, though I can get you a few lichens if you absolutely insist? ;)

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  5. TimMay 29, 2018 at 8:45 PM

    I hadn't realised how much I wanted to do lichens until now. By the way, I have a tendency to get confused...

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